Journalist Daniel Knowles talks about his new book 'Carmageddon - How Cars Make Life Worse and What To Do About It'. Daniel tells Adrian Goldberg that, “car manufacturers are really not much different to the oil industry or big tobacco”. He explores the racialised road building helped segregate the US, discusses how UK cities were rebuilt around after the Second World War in ways that militated against pedestrians; and looks at the urban areas pointing the way to a car free future. Produced in B...
Jul 26, 2023•31 min
As we stand on the brink of a new football season, is there an alternative to the global financial and political interests now dominating the national sport? There are clubs like Newcastle United which are owned by the oil state of Saudi Arabia – keen to greenwash its reputation and desperate to promote its sporting credentials rather than discuss its human rights abuses. Or Manchester United – leveraged to the hilt by US owners The Glazer family, who have somehow managed to get ordinary support...
Jul 20, 2023•30 min
As Mediterranean countries grapple with an unprecedented heatwave, the UK is dealing with April showers in July. It seems that we’re now starting to experience the extreme andf unpredictable weather, climate scientists have long predicted. Is it too late to act – and what can we as individuals do. Adrian Goldberg is joined by Erika Coppola, a climate scientist working at the Abdus Salam International Centre in Trieste Italy – she’s been lead author on reports for the IPCC - and Gareth Redmond Ki...
Jul 18, 2023•26 min
Adrian Goldberg discusses The Sun's headline grabbing and untrue Huw Edwards story and reflects on what it tells us about Rupert Murdoch's media empire, with Nathan Sparkes, CEO of Hacked Of and Francesca Cociani, an Associate at Hodge Jones Allen solicitors. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Jul 14, 2023•25 min
What is the REAL migrant boat crisis? The British media seem obsessed with small boats crossing the Channel, but there's been far less coverage of the vessels carrying hundreds of migrants from West Africa which have gone missing en route to the Canary Islands. They were seeking the relative safety of Europe, after fleeing instability in Senegal. A fleet of three boats set sail a fortnight ago on the treacherous journey of more than 1,000 miles from the port of Kafountine. One has been rescued b...
Jul 11, 2023•25 min
The NHS is 75, but it's birthday that comes with warnings that the institution – like many of the people it serves – is showing signs of ageing badly. The Health Service is arguably a victim of its own success with people genera living longer than in previous generations, but with conditions that require long term care – including dementia, diabetes and heart disease. A combination of austerity and the pandemic has left waiting lists for non-emergency operations at record levels – so too is heal...
Jul 05, 2023•29 min
"My Extinction" is a new documentary by award winning film maker Josh Appignanensi about his conversion to climate activism and the battle against climate denialism. Adrian Goldberg hears from both Josh and Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda, a book about disinformation and the denial of objective truth. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Jun 29, 2023•22 min
This time, a new twist Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs…a long running story which has featured extensively in the Byline Times and here on the podcast… Alexanxder Lebdev is a former senior KGB spy and businessman; Evgeny his son owns the Evening Standard and is an investor in The Independent…Boris Johnson is friends with both men, and as Foreign Secretary attended their 'X Rated parties' in Italy without his security officers who were left at home. Documentary maker Mark Alden and Tortoise journa...
Jun 26, 2023•31 min
In June 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush set sail from Jamaica carrying 802 people to Tilbury In Essex. Along with their suitcases they carried dreams of a better life in the 'Mother Country.' It wasn’t the first migrant ship from the Caribbean to arrive in the UK but it was the largest and most famous – a former troopship which gave its name to a generation of willing workers coming to a country looking to rebuild itself after World War Two. Between 1948 and 1971 more than half a million people ar...
Jun 22, 2023•25 min
Desi pubs are Indian owned drinking establishments in the UK and they tell two very different but inter-related stories about this country. One is a story of segregation that most British people would rather forget; the other is a story of communities growing together through a shared love of food and beer. David Jesudason, author of "Desi Pubs, A Guide to British Indian Pubs Food and Culture" reflects on both elements in conversation with Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldbe...
Jun 20, 2023•25 min
Has Britain officially become a police state? That might seem like an over-egged question, but thanks to legislation introduced by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the authorities will now have the power to restrict any protest that could cause a “more than minor hindrance or delay” - and its the police who'll be able to define precisely what that means. As if that wasn't serious enough, the mechanism by which the law was passed also has troubling implications for our liberties. A first attempt ...
Jun 14, 2023•16 min
The Duke of Sussex aka Prince Harry is taking the media to task over intrusion into his private life which he claims crossed a line into illegality; He believes that Mirror Group Newspapers – publishers of the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and The People published details about his private life that could only have been obtained by hacking or other unlawful means; MGN is contesting the claim. More than 100 people in total are involved in the High Court action; Harry’s is just one of four repre...
Jun 12, 2023•30 min
The secrets and silence of the state. Adrian Goldberg explores the government's reluctance to release What's App messages in defiance of the Covid Inquiry Chair Baroness Hallett, with Iain Overton and Josiah Mortimer. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 07, 2023•24 min
Is It time to stop treating kids in care as commodities? In this episode, Adrian Goldberg examines the outsourcing of children’s homes to private companies. The evidence suggests that profit making firms in the sector generally provide a worse service than local authority providers; and are more likely to move youngsters away from their families and community networks. Adrian's guests are Dr Anders Bach-Mortenson from Oxford University’s Department For Social Policy and Intervention and journali...
Jun 07, 2023•24 min
More than 7 million patients are on waiting lists for non emergency operations – the highest number since record began 16 years ago. The government’s solution involves telling GP’s to give a range of options to anyone referred for treatment. Choices might include travelling further for healthcare or going private - but is this the only way forward? Or is there an alternative? Adrian Goldberg talks to Chris Thomas from the left leaning think tank the IPPR. Chrisheads up their Commission on Health...
Jun 01, 2023•22 min
John Sweeney discuss his new movie for Byline TV, 'Eastern Front - Terror and Torture in Ukraine'. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2023•27 min
Adrian Goldberg hears from Gail Bradbrook - co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and its offshoot Money Rebellion - about the wave disruptive actions against banks and financial institutions accused of funding the climate crisis. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 23, 2023•28 min
Rishi Sunak has pledged more help for Ukraine as President Zelenksy visits the UK. But can President Putin be defeated? Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky who has spent the last year covering the war from Odessa. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2023•25 min
West Midlands elected Mayor Andy Street in conversation with Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2023•29 min
When mundane traffic calming measures become a magnet for outlandish conspiracy theories, you know you’re living in truly bizarre times – but that’s precisely where we are now with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (aka LTNs) and 15 Minute Cities. Adrian Goldberg talks to Otto English. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Mar 11, 2023•29 min
The author of an acclaimed new book about Britain’s most prominent gender identity clinic has told Byline she regards her work as an investigation into flawed healthcare – not an attack on Trans rights. ‘Time To Think’ by Hannah Barnes delves deep into the closure of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in London. Adrian Goldberg hears Hannah; and also from Tyler, a young Trans man, who started using puberty blockers prescribed by GIDS at the age of 15, and who ranks himself as a ‘sati...
Mar 04, 2023•39 min
Adrian Goldberg explores the White Paper on the governance of football with Daniel Storey of the I newspaper; and Niall Couper CEO of Fair Game. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2023•26 min
This time Adrian Goldberg reflects on Newcastle United’s hopes of winning their first major domestic trophy in 68 years when they play Manchester United in the Carabao Cup Final. The Geordies – or the Toon as their known to their fans – have had a dramatic upturn in their fortunes since being bought by the Saudi Public Investment Fund in October 2021. On Tyneside the Saudis have – generally – been warmly embraced despite their government's dismal human rights record. John Hird of No Saudi Toon i...
Feb 25, 2023•22 min
This time we're fusing the personal and the political with Inna Sovsun Deputy Leader of Ukraine's opposition Holos Party. Inna, the former Deputy Minister of Education and Science, joins Adrian Goldberg from Kyiv. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 24, 2023•21 min
Adrian Goldberg marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Zarina Zabrisky, a correspondent for the Byline Times in Kyiv and Denys Ghanza, a member of President Zelensky’s Youth Advisory Council. First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 21, 2023•39 min
Knowsley is the suburb of Merseyside where a recent anti refugee protest turned into a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Amid violent scenes a police van was set on fire and 15 arrests made. This follows the firebombing last October of a processing centre for migrants in Dover. Back in 2016, the MP Jo Cox was murdered by Thomas Mair to advance the cause of white supremacism; while in 2019 neo Nazi Jack Renshaw was jailed for life for plotting to kill another MP Rosie Cooper – Renshaw,...
Feb 18, 2023•42 min
In the first of a series of interviews with England's directly elected Mayors, Adrian Goldberg meets Steve Rotherham - Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. They discuss Jeremy Corbyn (for whom Rotherham was a parliamentary aide) as well as levelling up and devolution for the English regions. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Feb 11, 2023•36 min
The government has reneged on three promises it made to post-war migrants from the Caribbean - the so-called Windrush generation named after the first boat from the West Indies to arrive in 1948 when the so called 'Mother Country' was desperate for labour. Many of these hard working people and their decendants fell foul of the government’s “hostile environment." Some were deported from the country they called home, lost their job, or were even deported. When the scandal came to light in 2018 the...
Feb 04, 2023•37 min
Families of victims killed in the Northern Ireland conflict are warning that a proposed murder amnesty is being driven by the British state’s desire to cover up its own historical misdemeanours. The plan to end prosecutions for deaths, torture and other serious crimes related to The Troubles was announced by Boris Johnson in the run up to the 2019 General Election and a Bill is currently being steered through the House of Lords after passing its Commons stages. Adrian Goldberg hears from Billy M...
Jan 29, 2023•36 min
President Putin invaded Ukraine nearly 12 months ago, causing death and destruction to his neighbour, but the Byline Times has been reporting for years about a broader conflict inspired by The Kremlin – an information war designed to undermine democracy. Adrian Goldberg hears more from Kier Giles, author of Russia’s War On Everybody; Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, and from Heidi Cuda from the Radicalized Pod, who’s been writing about all this on our newest platform Byline Supplement....
Jan 25, 2023•48 min
